From Sony XDCAM to DVD

Ok, give me a simple flow chart on how to get HD video from and Sony XDCAM (PDW-700) to a DVD. Here's what we are doing now...
We import the vids off the recording deck using Sony's XDCAM transfer utility. Once in FCS, we edit and then shoot it over to Compressor. From there, it goes to DVD Studio Pro. Is that the correct process or is there something else?
Our finished product is fuzzy and wavy...not smooth and crisp like our source video. I want to nail down the process first before I start playing with the settings in each software package.
All I am trying to get from this questions is a step by step, from this program to that so I'll understand the workflow.
Thank you.
Cliff

Hi can you post a few seconds of your "finished product" and possibly your FCP sequence settings and Compressor settings. Cheers, G.

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